Although WD-40 Company (NASDAQ: WDFC) reported a 1.2% drop in fiscal second quarter profit owing to higher expenses, shares rallied in afterhours trading as earnings per share comfortably edged past analysts’ expectation, thanks to strong sales in international markets. The San Diego based Company also provided upbeat outlook on the current fiscal year.
Continue reading WD-40 Provides Robust Guidance on FY 13, Shares Rally in Afterhours Trading (WDFC)
Shares of Greenbrier Companies Inc. (NYSE: GBX) slumped on Thursday after the rail road freight car equipment maker reported that fiscal second quarter profit plunged by 22 percent due to a 27% fall in deliveries. The Company reported a profit of $13.8 million or 45 cents a share compared to net income of $17.7 million or 57 cents a share, in the same quarter of last year. Revenue for the quarter contracted to $432.2 million from $458.2 million.
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Shares of Best Buy Co Inc. (NYSE: BBY) rallied on Thursday after the electronic goods retailer said that it will open “mini stores” within its stores across the U.S., selling Samsung products, this summer.
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Shares of IceWEB Inc. (OTC: IWEB), a manufacturer, marketer and seller of purpose-built appliances and network and cloud attached storage solutions, are soaring in trading today. At last check, IWEB shares were trading 31.82% higher at $0.0435 on above average volume of 31.72 million. The stock touched an intra-day high of $0.05. IWEB shares have gained nearly 36% in the last three trading sessions.
Shares of NII Holdings (NASDAQ: NIHD) leaped about 21.40% on Wednesday after the reports emerged that the wireless communications services provider was in talks to sell its mobile phone business in Peru.
Continue reading NII Holdings in Talks to Sell its Peruvian Business: Bloomberg Report (NIHD)
Agriculture products provider, Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) reported on Wednesday that net income jumped 22% in the fiscal second quarter as top line growth was boosted by strong sales of biotech seeds in the emerging markets, especially Brazil.
Continue reading Monsanto Beats Q2 Estimates, Raise Full-Year Outlook (MON)
Shares of Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) slumped on Wednesday after the electronic payments transaction processing services provider handed lower-than-expected fiscal third quarter results, late last evening.
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Shares of Warrior Girl Corp. (PINK: WRGL) are seeing a huge rally in trading today. At last check, WRGL shares were trading 566.67% higher at $0.0180 on above average volume of 9.88 million. The stock hit an intra-day high of $0.03.
Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) announced on Tuesday that it will soon launch two real-money versions of its poker and casino games in the U.K., in conjunction with Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment.
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Shares of healthcare service providers rallied on Tuesday after the government announced new rates which showed that companies running Medicare Advantage plans will get considerable more money than originally expected. Shares of Dow Component, United Health Group (NYSE: UNH) climbed about 5% by afternoon trade while Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI), Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET), WellPoint Inc (NYSE: WLP) also jumped.
Continue reading Major Movers on April 2; UNH, HUM, CI, AET, WLP, GRPN, SCVL, URBN, HTZ